Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
He who is not beaten by the sun or the rain,
will eventually be beaten by the hunger.
He who is not drunk on a Sunday is not
worth a greeting on Monday.
He who is not for me, is against me.
He who is not friendly towards a good guest
will never have one.
He who is not happy with the position of
the sun should climb and change it.
He who is not impatient is not in love.
He who is not lazy shall get much green.
He who is not lucky, let him not go to sea.
He who is not satisfied with himself will
grow; he who is not sure of his own
correctness will learn many things.
He who is of no use to himself, is of no use
to any one.
He who is of on use to himself, is of no use
to any one else.
He who is of the craft can discourse about it.
He who is on fire is not troubled by the
smoke.
He who is only right hasn't really anything.
He who is outside his door already has the
hard part of his journey behind him.
He who is patient is always successful.
He who is present at a wrongdoing and
does not lift a hand to prevent it is guilty
as the wrongdoers.
He who is proud of his sins, sins twice as
much.
He who is quick at borrowing, is slow in
paying.
He who is quick to borrow, is slow to pay.
He who is scared by words, has no heart for
deeds.
He who is shipwrecked the second time
cannot lay the blame on Neptune.
He who is sick will not refuse medicine.
He who is silent gains store.
He who is sitting in the reeds, makes a
whistle of his choice.
He who is slow to anger has great
understanding, but he who has a hasty
temper exalts folly.
He who is slow to anger is longer getting
over it.
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He who is stricken knows how to defend
himself.
He who is strongest, ablest can devour it.
He who is struck by the lightning doesn't
hear the thunder.
He who is sure of his victory will not start a
war.
He who is surety for another, pays for him.
He who is the cause of his own misfortune
may bewail it himself.
He who is the judge between two friends
loses one of them.
He who is the offender is never the forgiver.
He who is thirsty dreams that he is
drinking.
He who is to break his neck finds the stairs
in the dark.
He who is too proud to ask is too good to
receive.
He who is too servile ruins his back.
He who is too sure of himself and acts
without thinking is heading for his
downfall.
He who is unable is always willing.
He who is unable to dance blames it in the
stony yard.
He who is unable to dance says that the
yard is stony.
He who is unable to dance says the yard is
stony.
He who is unyielding in a dispute is a
sinner.
He who is used to strangle, cannot
slaughter.
He who is waiting for someone else's bowl
often dines late.
He who is watching the club does not
understand the one who is beaten with
it.
He who is well prepared has half won the
battle.
He who is wise endeavours to learn how to
understand the truth not less than that.
He who is without debt is without credit.